'Season of the Witch's' $3.7 Mil Debut Is No Match for 'True Grit,' 'Fockers'

Relativity Media’s Season of the Witch opened to an estimated $3.7 million from 2,816 theaters at the Friday box office to place No. 3 behind Paramount’s True Grit -- which all but jumped the $100 million mark -- and Universal’s Little Fockers.

Season of the Witch’s modest debut was in line with expectations, since Relativity knew tracking was soft going into the weekend. Medieval action pic stars Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman.

Screen Gems’ new wide entry Country Strong, came in No. 5 on Friday as it expanded from a two-city run to 1,584 theaters nationwide. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Country Strong grossed an estimated $2.6 million, in line with predictions.

Staying at No. 1, True Grit grossed an estimated $4.5 million from 3,124 theaters for a cume of $99.9 million. Fockers grossed an estimated $4.2 million to place No. 2. Comedy’s cume is $114.4 million.